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{{Disambig|the original game|the 2024 remaster|[[Clock Tower (2024)]]}}
 
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Human Entertainment}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Human Entertainment}}
 
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|MediaKite|Ultra 2000 reprint}}
 
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 28, 1997}}
 
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Side view }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure, Survival horror }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Contemporary, Europe, Horror }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Clock Tower }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
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|strategywiki = Clock Tower
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|hltb        = 1753
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|igdb        = clock-tower
 
|mobygames    = clock-tower_
 
|mobygames    = clock-tower_
 
|wikipedia    = Clock Tower (1995 video game)
 
|wikipedia    = Clock Tower (1995 video game)
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# Download and run [https://sourceforge.net/projects/dxwnd/ DxWnd].
 
# Download and run [https://sourceforge.net/projects/dxwnd/ DxWnd].
 
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====English====
 
====English====
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# Install the game.
 
# Install the game.
 
# Copy all files from the CD into the installation folder.
 
# Copy all files from the CD into the installation folder.
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# Download [http://w11.zetaboards.com/dontcryjennifer/topic/10670699/1/ CT Win95 English Patch].
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# Download [https://www.romhacking.net/translations/3135/ this English Patch].
 
# Copy the contents of this zip into the installation folder, answering yes when asked if you want to overwrite.
 
# Copy the contents of this zip into the installation folder, answering yes when asked if you want to overwrite.
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# Run <code>patch.bat</code> (you'll probably need to run as administrator).
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# Run <code>Patch.bat</code> (you may need to run it in administrator mode).
 
# Play the game.
 
# Play the game.
 
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==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
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===First Edition===
 
{{System requirements
 
{{System requirements
 
|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
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===Ultra 2000 Edition===
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{{System requirements
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|OSfamily = Windows
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|minRAM  = 16 MB
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{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 01:10, 12 December 2023

This page is for the original game. For the 2024 remaster, see Clock Tower (2024).

Clock Tower
Clock Tower cover
Developers
Human Entertainment
Publishers
Human Entertainment
Ultra 2000 reprint MediaKite
Release dates
Windows March 28, 1997
Taxonomy
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Side view
Controls Point and select
Genres Adventure, Survival horror
Themes Contemporary, Europe, Horror
Series Clock Tower
Clock Tower on HowLongToBeat
Clock Tower on IGDB
Clock Tower guide on StrategyWiki
Clock Tower on MobyGames
Clock Tower on Wikipedia
Clock Tower
Clock Tower 1997
Clock Tower (2024) 2024

Warnings

This game is only playable in English with a fan translation (see Localizations for details and other supported languages).

General information

Don't Cry Jennifer Forums

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\DATA.BIN[Note 1]

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
640x480 only.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
The game only runs windowed at 640x480.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See Borderless fullscreen windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Run in borderless fullscreen windowed[1]
  1. Download and run DxWnd.
  2. Click on Options and enable Expert mode.
  3. Click on Edit and Add.
  4. Set the path to <path-to-game>\CT32.EXE.
  5. Enable Fullscreen only.
  6. Enable Hide desktop background.
  7. Enable Keep aspect ratio.
  8. Enable Desktop.
  9. Click on the Video tab.
  10. Enable thin frame window style.
  11. Enable initial resolution and set it to 640x480.
  12. Click on the Libs tab and enable Scaled GDI calls.
  13. Click OK, then File and Save.

Notes

Use this AutoHotkey script to toggle the menu bar.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
See English.
Japanese

English

Use Silanda's Clock Tower Translation Patch[2]
  1. Install the game.
  2. Copy all files from the CD into the installation folder.
  3. Download this English Patch.
  4. Copy the contents of this zip into the installation folder, answering yes when asked if you want to overwrite.
  5. Run Patch.bat (you may need to run it in administrator mode).
  6. Play the game.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DirectDraw
Ultra 2000 release only.
Software renderer
GDI
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

First Edition

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU) i486DX4 75MHz Pentium
System memory (RAM) 12 MB 16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 50 MB
Video card (GPU) 640 x 480 256-color resolution
DirectX 3.0 compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectSound compatible
Other 2x CD-ROM drive

Ultra 2000 Edition

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 95, 98
Processor (CPU) Pentium 100MHz
System memory (RAM) 16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 50 MB
Video card (GPU) 640 x 480 256-color resolution
DirectX 3.0 compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectSound required
Other 2x CD-ROM drive

Notes

  1. ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References